Coast Guard assists in return of overdue boater

NEW ORLEANS – The Coast Guard assisted in the return of an overdue boater to St. Pete Pier, Florida, Tuesday.

The Coast Guard Cutter Stingray established communication between 52-year-old Scott Albon and Sea Tow. Sea Tow took the vessel in tow at 36 miles offshore and brought Albon closer to shore where he was given fuel to drive the rest of the way in, arriving at 4:28 p.m.

Albon ran out of fuel aboard his 36-foot Carver motor yacht while traveling from Panama City Florida, to Crystal River, Florida, Sunday.